Annie Lennox has donated her suit that was made for the Peace Tour in 1999 to Band Aid, who on the 15th Of November will be holding a charity auction at Christies to raise funds for their continued work.
The piece is described as below, and currently has an estimate of between £800 and £1000 but i’m guessing it will sell for far more than that.
Band Aid Trust Annie Lennox
A two-piece suit of ivory twill, printed all-over in black with verse from the Lord’s Prayer, the single-breasted jacket labelled Joe Allen, the matching trousers similarly labelled, made for Annie Lennox for Eurythmics’ Peacetour in 1999; accompanied by a letter concerning the provenance (3)
Also in the auction is this Africa shaped guitar which also includes Annie’s signature.
Live 8 guitar Various Artists
A Valley Arts custom-built guitar, no serial number, in natural finish, unbound African zebrawood body in the shape of the African continent, maple neck, headstock face with inscription Live 8 London July 2, 2005, twenty-five fret wood fingerboard with dot inlays, two humbucking pickups, two rotary controls, selector switch, bridge baseplate with six adjustable saddles, signed on the body, fingerboard and neck by Paul McCartney, Stereophonics, The Who (Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey), Slash, Razorlight, The Killers, Richard Ashcroft, UB40, Pink Floyd (David Gilmour), Keane, Pete Doherty, Sting, Bob Geldof, Neil Morrissey, Snoop Dog, Paris Hilton, Velvet Revolver, Annie Lennox, David Beckham, Jeremy Clarkson, Travis, and Robbie Williams amongst others; a black Gibson guitar strap and a black Gibson rectangular hardshell case with maroon plush lining; accompanied by three hand drawn ‘maps’ outlining the placement of the signatures (6
Full details of Annie’s suit can be found here on Chrisites website and the guitar here